Valentine draws on the visual language of affection and sentiment, using familiar cues associated with romance to construct a figure that feels both inviting and uncertain. What initially reads as softness begins to shift through layering and subtle disruption, revealing tension beneath the surface.
The composition balances intimacy with distance—where gestures of connection are present, yet never fully resolved. Repetition and fragmentation interrupt a singular reading, suggesting how emotion can be shaped, performed, and reinterpreted.
As with much of Van Atta’s work, the surface becomes a site of negotiation—where image, feeling, and perception intersect, and meaning remains fluid rather than fixed.
Archival giclée print
Printed on heavyweight, museum-quality fine art paper
Multiple sizes available
Unframed
Signed
Small: 8 × 10 in with a 1 inch border
Medium: 12 × 15 in with a 1 inch border
Large: 24 × 30 in with a 2 inch border
Extra Large: 36 × 45 in with a 2 inch border
Valentine draws on the visual language of affection and sentiment, using familiar cues associated with romance to construct a figure that feels both inviting and uncertain. What initially reads as softness begins to shift through layering and subtle disruption, revealing tension beneath the surface.
The composition balances intimacy with distance—where gestures of connection are present, yet never fully resolved. Repetition and fragmentation interrupt a singular reading, suggesting how emotion can be shaped, performed, and reinterpreted.
As with much of Van Atta’s work, the surface becomes a site of negotiation—where image, feeling, and perception intersect, and meaning remains fluid rather than fixed.
Archival giclée print
Printed on heavyweight, museum-quality fine art paper
Multiple sizes available
Unframed
Signed
Small: 8 × 10 in with a 1 inch border
Medium: 12 × 15 in with a 1 inch border
Large: 24 × 30 in with a 2 inch border
Extra Large: 36 × 45 in with a 2 inch border